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including Amtrak travel to Silver Rails Country

Note: Minutes in brackets refer to driving time from the
Depot Inn & Suites located at
1245 N. Brown St., La Plata, MO 63549, in the heart of Silver Rails Country.

La Plata Rail Related Venues:

Depot Inn & Suites
- (Photos) [0 min],
1245 N. Brown St., La Plata, MO 63549, 888-814-3669, 660-332-4669,
Features 30 beautifully appointed and railroad theme guest rooms, including 4 luxurious themed suites.
Located in the heart of Silver Rails Country, it is themed after an 1800's railroad depot and
is decorated with many historic railroad artifacts making the hotel a small railroad museum in and of itself!
Free shuttle service is available from the La Plata Amtrak Station for hotel guests.
Tastings of wines served to 21+ adult hotel guests in the luxurious Depot Inn front lobby
Monday through Thursday, 5pm to 7pm. Bottles of wine also available for purchase.
Inquite at hotel front desk for more information.

APRHF Silver Rails Memorial Library
[2 min],
204 E. Moore St., La Plata, MO 63549, 660-956-4157,
Books, journals, videos, and other media related to railroads. Though all aspects of railroads are featured, the library has a
particular emphasis on passenger rail heritage. The library has one of the largest collections of books and videos related to
Amtrak and the history of Amtrak. Many are very rare volumes that are difficult to find anywhere else.
Temporarily closed during relocation.

Santa Fe Lake - (Photos) [2 min],
Built by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1907 and has been a swimming, fishing, and picnicking
destination since the 1920's.

Note: Above Items Are All Railroad Related and In La Plata!
More Railroad Related Items Are Located Further Down The List In the Region:

La Plata Amish Venues:

Amish Farms & Lifestyle
- (Photos) [7 min],
While there are no Amish tourist attractions in the region, you are welcome to visit the Amish stores and carefully drive the
back roads that pass by many Amish farms. The stores listed below are not where Amish offer their goods to the non-Amish public,
but rather are the stores where the Amish themselves shop for their own needs. But you are definitely welcome to visit and purchase
goods in any of these shops. Bring cash as the Amish do not take charge cards. Some of these shops features goods almost exclusively
produced by the Amish community such as the bakery and butcher shop, while others like the Country Variety Store also feature items
from the non-Amish world that are needed in the Amish community. You are very likely to run across the Amish driving their buggies
down the road anywhere in La Plata as they go about their daily errands. Please drive with caution.

Amish Country Variety Store
- (Photos) [7 min],
25657 Hwy 156, La Plata, MO 63549, less than 4 miles out of town.
A General Store to the Amish but also open and welcome to the public.

Yoder's Amish Bakery
- (Photos) [7 min],
25951 Hwy 156, La Plata, MO 63549.
Serving the local Amish community but open and welcome to the public.

Newberg Amish Fabrics
- (Photos) [7 min],
25531 Hwy 156, La Plata, MO 63549.
Serving the local Amish community but open and welcome to the public.

Buck Ridge Amish Butcher Shop [7 min],
11245 Grouse Ave, La Plata, MO 63549 (off Hwy 156).
Serving the local Amish community but open and welcome to the public. Summer sausage for sale. Will process game for hunters.

Lester Dent House [2 min],
225 N. Church St., La Plata, MO 63549,
Lester Dent was author of the "Doc Savage" pulp novels of the 1930's and 1940's. The house was
added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Click here
for further information.

Lost Branch Blueberry Farm [23 min],
Lost Branch Way, Brashear, MO 63533, 660-342-1771. Pick your own blueberries from mid-June to August at one
of the largest blueberry plantations in Missouri. There are also sheep and goats for children to pet.

Maxwell's Supper Club
[19 min], 215 W Washington St, Kirksville, MO 63501, 660-956-0648,
Great Food! One of the few places in the region with craft brews on tap!

Novinger Coal Miners Museum [35 min], 135 Main St, Novinger, MO 63559,
660-488-5559, 660-488-6450, 660-488-6795, 660-488-5361. Open year round by appointment only.
Contains coal mining items, farm antiques and memorabilia from local businesses. Coal mining was
the main industry of north Missouri in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Still National Osteopathic Museum(Virtual Tour) [16 min],
800 W. Jefferson St., Kirksville, MO 63501, 660-626-2359.
Located inside the Tinning Education Center at AT Still University.
As the only museum dedicated to the national history of osteopathic medicine it
features distinctive exhibits highlighting osteopathy's heritage.

Hannibal:

Historic Downtown Hannibal
- (Photos) [90 min],
The Town that Twain Built:
Internationally-known writer and humorist Samuel Clemens, pen name Mark Twain, may not have founded Hannibal, but he sure put it on the map.
Using his childhood experiences and escapades in Hannibal as a setting in the now-classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn gives Hannibal the unique position of being a charming historic town with a nearly-tangible
fictional overlay.

Mark Twain Boyhood Hometown & Museum
- (Photos) [90 min],
120 N. Main, Hannibal, MO 63401, 573-221-9010,
A self-guided tour of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum properties gives you the chance to
explore the Hannibal of Samuel Clemens' childhood and experience the beloved stories he created as
Mark Twain through the power of his imagination. Come discover how a young boy growing up in the
small village of Hannibal became one of the world's most beloved authors!

Big River Train Town
- (Photos) [90 min],
320 N. 3rd St., Hannibal, MO, 573-221-1966,
Take a journey to a time where the Golden Age of railroading and toy trains was a part of most
everyone's life.

And more...:

Walt Disney Hometown Museum
- (Photos) [52 min],
120 E. Santa Fe St., Marceline, MO 64658, 660-376-3343,
Walt first came to Marceline by train when he was five years old.
The museum is housed in the historic restored Santa Fe Depot.
Also see a steam locomotive and caboose in EP Ripley Park, the original street that
"Main Street U.S.A." was modeled after in every Disney Magic Kingdom, Walt's Barn,
The Dreaming Tree and the original Uptown Theater.

Silver Rails Wine Country:

Silver Rails Wine Country Tasting Room [2 min],
1007 N Brown St, La Plata, MO 63549, 877-710-9063,
Will be open for tastings and sale of wines from vineyards and wineries throughout Silver Rails Wine Country
in the near future. Will also be available for weddings and other events.

Hidden Hollow Conservation Area [32 min],
7 miles west of La Plata on Hwy 156, then 1.5 miles south on Hwy 3, and 3 miles west on Fox Rd.,
660-785-2420,
Hunting of deer, rabbit, squirrel and turkey. Walk-in, float-in, backpack-in to Primitive Camping.

Thomas Hill Conservation Area [51 min],
Main entrance is 5.25 miles west of Macon on Highway 36, then 10 miles south on Route C to College
Mound, and 2.4 miles west on Route T,
Campground, boat ramps, boat docks, picnic areas, a fishing jetty, and 4,950 acres of fishable
water. The area also has a waterfowl refuge north of Route T and upland hunting on several
thousand acres. A heated water discharge canal offers unique winter fishing opportunities.
Individual campsites, Fishing: Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Other, Hunting: Deer, Dove, Quail, Rabbit,
Squirrel, Turkey, Waterfowl, Bird Watching.

Walt Disney Hometown ToonFest, Marceline, Missouri, Saturday, September 17, 2011.
On September 17th, 2011 we will be hosting the 13th annual
Toonfest celebration, Marceline, the boyhood home of Walt Disney is the
place to be. Come join us for a full day of family activities including
outstanding music, great food, crafts and exhibits of all sorts.
Nationally recognized cartoonists will give demonstrations and host
informational seminars. 600-376-9258

Not On Map:

Not A Tourist Attraction:

White River Productions,
24632 Anchor Ave., Bucklin, MO 64631, 877-787-2467,
Though not open to the public, White River Productions located in Bucklin in
Silver Rails Country is home of one of the largest publishers of railroad related books, DVDs, and
magazines including the subscription magazines Passenger Train Journal and Railroads Illustrated
and the membership publications for the National Model Railroad Association (Scale Rails), the
National Railway Historical Society (The Bulletin), plus the membership publications of more than
16 other Railroad Historical Societies.